ਜਨੇਊ

Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀚𑀡𑁆𑀡𑁄𑀯𑀯𑀻𑀅 (jaṇṇovavīa), from Sanskrit यज्ञोपवीत (yajñopavītá). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘜𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jāṇīveṃ), 𑘕𑘰𑘡𑘲𑘪𑘹𑘽 (jānīveṃ).

Noun

ਜਨੇਊ (janeū) m

1. (Hinduism) janeu (sacred thread worn by Brahmin, Khatri, and other Hindu men from twice-born castes)

Descendants

• Punjabi:

  Gurmukhi script: ਜੰਞੂ (jãñū)

  Shahmukhi script: جَننجو (jannjo)

Further reading

• Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਜਨੇਊ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 119.
• “ਜਨੇਊ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yajñōpavītá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 601